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2012 London Election

News and coverage of the 2012 elections for Mayor of London and the London Assembly (The Greater London Authority).

London 2012 – Results live blog

May 4, 2012 by Martin Hoscik

Votes are being counted for the 2012 election for Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The counting takes place electronically in three count centres across London: Alexandra Palace, Excel, and Olympia. You can see how the counting works in this video. The 14 Constituency London Assembly Members will be announced by the Constituency Returning […]

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Go out and vote or spare us the complaints!

May 3, 2012 by Martin Hoscik

If you’re one of London’s 5.8m registered voters then today is all about YOU. Today is YOUR chance to decide who is Mayor of London and who holds him to account for the next four years. Over the past weeks we’ve published hundreds of news articles detailing polices and thousands of words of advice on […]

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Londoners head to the polls for City Hall elections

May 3, 2012 by Martin Hoscik

Up to 5.8m Londoners will vote today to elect a new Mayor of London and the 25 members of the London Assembly, the body which scrutinises the Mayor and investigates issues of concern to Londoners. At the polling station voters will be given three ballot papers, one for the Mayoral election, one for their local […]

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Video: Vote for a Mayor and London Assembly

May 2, 2012 by Martin Hoscik

City Hall election organisers London Elects have teamed up with Award winning animator Tim Searle to produce an animation encouraging people to vote tomorrow (3rd May). Searle’s television work includes Have I Got News for You, Horrible Histories, I Am Not An Animal and 2DTV. On Thursday voters will elect a new Mayor and 25 […]

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Boris fails to rule out new fares hike

May 1, 2012 by Martin Hoscik

Boris Johnson has failed to rule out further fare rises if he is re-elected on Thursday. Mr Johnson has previously questioned Labour rival Ken Livingstone‘s ability to deliver a promised 7% fares cut. However Johnson recently suggested that a cut could be delivered in the new City Hall term by reducing costs within Transport for […]

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